2024 Photo Contest Winners!
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The WRRC is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Photo Contest! We received so many outstanding entries, making the judging process both challenging and rewarding. The quality and creativity of the submissions were impressive. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and shared their work!
Check out all of the submissions
Winner – Water in Arizona: The Built Environment

Ben Lepley – Solar River on Casa Blanca, Gila River Indian Community (2024)

Runner-up – Water in Arizona: The Built Environment
Joe Salembier – Car Wash, Tucson, AZ (2024)

Honorable Mention – Water in Arizona: The Built Environment
Chris Peloquin – Microburst Lightning, Phoenix, AZ (2024)


Honorable Mention – Water in Arizona: Nature
Wendy Islas – A Night To Remember, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (2024)

Runner-up – Water in Arizona: People/Pets
Courtney Crosson – Looking Out from Inside Hoover Dam, Hoover Dam (2024)

Honorable Mention – Water in Arizona: People/Pets
Joe Cook – Earth Fissure, Cochise County (2023)
Winner – Water in Arizona: Wildlife

Kohinoor Kar – Pelican Landing , Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ (2023)

Runner-up – Water in Arizona: Wildlife
Dietlinde DuPlessis – Birding, Whitewater Draw (2019)

Honorable Mention – Water in Arizona: Wildlife
Tina Baker – Solitude, Tucson, AZ (2024)

Runner-up – Special Category: Borders
Thomas Roche – Water Brings Green Vegetation to the Desert, Safford, AZ (2024)

Honorable Mention – Special Category: Borders
Courtney Crosson – Arizona Time, Hoover Dam (2024)
Winner – Added Category: Water Outside of Arizona

Pavan Prasad – Into the Divine, Varanasi (2024)

Runner-up – Added Category: Water Outside of Arizona
Xinyi Liang – Green-Grassland, Taiwan (2023)

Honorable Mention – Added Category: Water Outside of Arizona
Srimanta Ray – Water Crisis, Gandacherra (2023)